PHOTOS & VIDEO: Tecate Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2012

Thunder Thursday continued well into the night with the Tecate Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Pageant, featuring more than a dozen contestants hoping to represent the Grand Prix in race weekend festivities and various Southern California civic events, including car shows and parades.

In the end, Stephani Costanza, 24, a Burbank-based special effects makeup artist, bested 17 other contestants for the crown. Adriana Davalos and Kristina Morrison were first- and second-runner up, respectively.

Want to go to the Grand Prix? Tickets are still available at gplb.com or on the toll-free ticket hotline, 888-82-SPEED (827-7333).